Acquisition

House panel proposes adding experts to competitive sourcing

House officials want a broader segment of senior DOD officials involved in the process that pits the private sector against the public sector for government work.

Digital Government

Kathy Conrad joins GSA Office of Citizen Services

Kathy Conrad of Jefferson Consulting is joining GSA's executive team to help federal agencies adopt new technologies.

Digital Government

Open government goes gangsta

Show everyone you're down with open government without saying a word.

Modernization

Some agencies charged more than others for Grants.gov use, GAO says

The Grants.gov program charges higher fees to some federal agencies than others for the same services, a new report says.

Digital Government

Cyber Hiring to Surge by 2015

Cybersecurity

Security of U.S. rail system attracts senator's attention

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) wants the Homeland Security Department to lead efforts to improve the security of the U.S. rail system.

Cybersecurity

Disaster response agencies need to go mobile, FEMA administrator says

The administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency said disaster response agencies should take advantage of the widespread use of mobile phones to improve their disaster communications with the public.

Digital Government

Beat the GSA administrator by a stride and win

GSA is giving out pedometers in a contest to out-walk Martha Johnson, GSA's chief, at the GSA Expo.

Acquisition

IRS postpones 3 percent withholding tax on contractors

The Internal Revenue Service has delayed enforcing a regulation to requiring the government to withhold 3 percent of nearly all of companies’ contract payments.

Digital Government

Osama bin Laden's technologies uncovered

The military searches for answers into a terrorist's thinking by devouring the technology found at the bin Laden compound.